8-letter words containing l, i, m, o
- liegedom — the state of being a liege
- lifeform — Any specific living organism.
- lifesome — (poetic) animated; gay; lively; sprightly.
- limassol — a seaport in S Cyprus: Phoenician ruins.
- limation — The act of filing or polishing.
- limbourg — a medieval duchy in W Europe: now divided into a province in the SE Netherlands (Limburg) and a province in NE Belgium (Limbourg)
- limewood — the wood of a linden.
- liminoid — (anthropology) Having characteristics of a liminal experience, but optional and not involving the resolution of a personal crisis.
- limmasol — a seaport in S Cyprus: Phoenician ruins.
- limonene — a liquid terpene, C 40 H 16 , occurring in two optically different forms, the dextrorotatory form being present in the essential oils of lemon, orange, etc., and the levorotatory form in Douglas fir needle oil.
- limonite — an amorphous hydrated ferric oxide, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an ore of iron.
- limonoid — Any of a class of phytochemicals, found in citrus fruit and certain other plants, believed to have various therapeutic effects.
- limousin — a former province in central France.
- limuloid — of, relating to, or resembling the king crab genus Limulus
- lindworm — a wingless, two-legged dragon
- linoleum — a hard, washable floor covering formed by coating burlap or canvas with linseed oil, powdered cork, and rosin, and adding pigments to create the desired colors and patterns.
- lipogram — a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters.
- lipomata — a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- liposome — Cell Biology. a microscopic artificial sac composed of fatty substances and used in experimental research of the cell.
- lipscomb — William Nunn [nuhn] /nʌn/ (Show IPA), Jr. 1919–2011, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1976.
- lissomly — Alt form lissomely.
- lobbyism — a person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a special interest; a member of a lobby.
- localism — a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
- logicism — the doctrine, developed chiefly by Gottlob Frege and Bertrand Russell, that mathematics can be reduced to logic.
- lombardi — Vince(nt Thomas) 1913–70, U.S. football coach.
- longtime — existing, occurring, or continuing for a long period of time; longstanding: longtime friends celebrating 50 years of association.
- lord jim — a novel (1900) by Joseph Conrad.
- lorimers — Plural form of lorimer.
- loyalism — a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
- luminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- lygodium — (botany) Any of the genus Lygodium of climbing ferns.
- lymphoid — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- lyriform — shaped like a lyre.
- magnolia — a city in SW Arkansas.
- mail out — If someone mails out things such as letters, leaflets, or bills, they send them to a large number of people at the same time.
- mail-out — an act or instance of mailing out a quantity of letters, circulars, or the like; mailing.
- mailboat — a boat for transporting mail.
- mailbomb — Alternative form of mail bomb.
- maildrop — A place where postal mail is received and then forwarded to another address, used for anonymity or as a fixed address for somebody who is travelling.
- maillots — Plural form of maillot.
- mailouts — an act or instance of mailing out a quantity of letters, circulars, or the like; mailing.
- mailroom — Also, mail room. a room used for handling incoming and outgoing mail, as in a large organization.
- mailshot — Bulk advertising sent through the post/mail.
- maiolica — majolica.
- majolica — Italian earthenware covered with an opaque glaze of tin oxide and usually highly decorated.
- malisons — Plural form of malison.
- malleoli — the bony protuberance on either side of the ankle, at the lower end of the fibula or of the tibia.
- malunion — (anatomy) Bad or incorrect union (of parts of the body).
- mandolin — a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.
- manifold — of many kinds; numerous and varied: manifold duties.